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herky-jerky
[hur-kee-jur-kee]
adjective
progressing in a fitfully jerky or irregular manner.
He hadnāt used a gearshift in years, so the ride home was a bit herky-jerky.
51³Ō¹Ļ History and Origins
Origin of herky-jerky1
Example Sentences
The junior point guard entered the transfer portal on Wednesday, ending a herky-jerky career as a Bruin in which he rose from a rarely used freshman to a star during the second half of his sophomore season before taking a considerable step back as a junior.
As Nate stands inside this place thatās entirely out of character for his dad, he daydreams about what his father might have done, a string of visions that includes Jenkins doing a herky-jerky dance to Ted Nugentās āJourney to the Center of the Mindā and ripping bong hits with bikers, ending on a darkly hilarious note with Nathaniel Sr. turning into a sniper.
He suggested that āugly women⦠I mean feministsā wonāt want to hear this, but that candidates need to win over swing states by āmaking a farmer feel like heās got a shot. Burr moved on to Trump, mocking his herky-jerky moves, which he said might have thwarted an assassination attempt, and chiding him for his appearance at a McDonaldās. āThatās the only time Iāve ever seen that guy truly happy,ā Burr said.
One string of scenes that follows Melās hospital stay physicalizes the sensation of being on prescription painkillers by showing her and her co-stars break into choreographed body rolls and herky-jerky movements during normal conversations ā a creative way of capturing the experience of being cognizant but not all there while mightily striving to maintain the appearance of being fine.
Unlike running or my herky-jerky stints on the Nordic Machine strider in the basement, there was no specter of calories.
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